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Copyright: Anne Marie ZicavoDetay (AMZINCHIA) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 110 W: 0 N: 186] (1082)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-17
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D200, 17-55mm f/2.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/15 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-07 7:57
Viewed: 557
Points: 12
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Shanghai, Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

Right at the center of theShanghai sci-fi city stands the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. A rather unattractive and dry name for a rather fascinating museum of the future! Located on People's Square, the heart of this striking modern building showcases one of the largest urban development plans ever imagined by men. An awsome huge scale model shows how the city will really look like around 2020.

Tourists are not the only ones visiting the museum. Bewildered Shanghai citizens come here to view what their daily horizon will soon be, after the bulldozers have destroyed their homes within the old districts of the ancient Pearl of the Orient.

Beside the scale model exhibition there's a small round room showing a mind-boggling bird's eye journey over the future grandiose city. This spectacular animation is projected on a 360° screen.

The old lady in the middle of my picture could literally not believe her eyes. She stayed in the room for as long as 3 rounds of the show, and got out of the room, dizzy.

With a very poor lighting and the absence of tripod, my image is a little blurred and grainy. But, isn't it exactly how we can vision the future?
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ca me plait bien cette image, c'est différent..;-) ils ont l'air fasciné par la droite de l'image; il y avait quoi??

I think the blur and the grain is not really an issue here. Many of your images have a slightly surreal and futuristic quality about them - this one included. I must say, the woman looks quite comfortable...it is nice that you caught her before she left!

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  • moxon Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 114 W: 16 N: 33] (457)
  • [2006-06-07 10:31]

I love this exhibition and I like the attitude that you've caught the woman in--awed, hopeful, maybe a bit wary as well. The blur doesn't bother me too much but wondering why you didn't either blur it more or use a higher ISO.

AnneMarie, a great shot. Rafal should see it too! As you say, here the grain is perfectly justified and doesn't take away from the power of the shot. Your composition, the interesting aquatic colours add a sense of the surreal to it all. Perfect and judicious framing, too. Bravo!
sasa

Bonjour Anne-Marie,
je me souviens parfaitement avoir commenté une de tes photos (Inside the World Huge Cage - II). Depuis le hasard ne m'avait plus conduit jusqu'à ta galerie et je le regrette car elle contient de très belles photos. (j'adore l'oeil du dragon, entre autres)
Sur celle-ci, la sensation de vitesse est assez vertigineuse, il y a comme un effet d'aspirateur vers le point de fuite sur l'écran. L'homme qui prend la photo fait contrepoids, l'image est très bien composée. bravo pour la gestion de la lumière dans des conditions aussi difficiles. Très belle image.
M-H

Anne Marie,
A very interesting shot. I love the way you framed this. The colours are also very surreal. Very original.
Cheers
Peter

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